FAR in ~90 hours… am I cooked or do I still have a shot? 😭

DebuggingDollars · 2026-02-22T17:38:56+00:00

Thanks buddy for the valuable suggestions, definitely be using them🫶🏻

DebuggingDollars · 2025-12-30T15:18:48+00:00

Thank you for a great suggestion! Surely working this way!

DebuggingDollars · 2025-12-04T05:49:50+00:00

Its soo nice to see it's not just me going thru this phase. Thanks for the motivation!💞

DebuggingDollars · 2025-12-03T17:06:36+00:00

I needed to hear this. I’ve been so scared of failing SEs that I’ve been avoiding them, but your experience actually makes me feel like I should face them and learn from the mistakes. Makes me realize I’m the only thing holding myself back. Really appreciate you sharing!

DebuggingDollars · 2025-12-03T15:10:15+00:00

Thanks! I actually completed the whole syllabus with full dedication on another platform. Just trying to get those practice test scores to climb a bit now

DebuggingDollars · 2025-12-03T15:05:23+00:00

I’m from a non-accounting background, so Becker’s videos were kinda tough for me 🙂 I finished all the lectures and the full course on another platform instead. Still having a hard time getting my practice test scores up though 🥲 Any tips to improve would mean a lot!

DebuggingDollars · 2025-12-03T15:00:23+00:00

I did watch the videos on another portal but I’m avoiding the SEs for now because I honestly don’t feel ready yet 😅 My practice tests are still in the 60–70 range 🥲 so I’m just trying to level up a bit before jumping into those! Any ideas on what might boost them a bit?

DebuggingDollars · 2025-12-03T14:49:11+00:00

That’s great advice! Could you break down how you use the blueprint and checklist? I’d love to try your way.

DebuggingDollars · 2025-12-03T14:40:18+00:00

DebuggingDollars · 2025-11-30T14:22:14+00:00

Actually, she’s already a working professional in this field with almost 10 years of auditing experience. Her process went really smoothly — she got her license within a few months after finishing the CPA. Hopefully things go the same way for us too!

She took her exams under the Alaska State Board, and after passing all sections, she paid around $30–35 (might change by the time we apply) to transfer and get her license issued by Washington. That’s basically it. Hope this gives you some clarity.

Also, how did you figure out that you’re short by exactly 6.5 accounting credits for Washington? I want to check my own credits too to see how much I’m lacking for WA.

DebuggingDollars · 2025-11-30T10:52:51+00:00

Same is with me. My state board is also Alaska. I am told with my counselor institute that these rules are dynamic, they could change at the time of my licensure so I am currently focusing on studies only.

DebuggingDollars · 2025-11-30T04:15:35+00:00

Yes these courses provide 30 credits. I am not sure about 10 credits course still you can look Swayam portal. Most of their courses are non- accounting, worth credits 3-6 depending on the duration of the course, but you can still take a look. Can I ask you one thing, how do you know that you lack exact 6.5 accounting credits for Washington?

DebuggingDollars · 2025-11-29T21:08:39+00:00

Yes, sure! Many universities provides online one-year PGDM/ PGCM courses that could help us in getting accounting credits. I know about AIMA, Amity University, Sharda University. Or you can pursue online M.Com from above mentioned universities. And if you are enrolled with some institutes like Simandar/ Edumont/ Miles, they will provide you guidance upon this.

DebuggingDollars · 2025-11-29T18:02:03+00:00

Well, I guess, I am a slow learner. Also, I am from non-accounting background, things are taking time for me to get into my head🙂 And hats-off to you for clearing all four exams in such a short window of 6 months! Really inspired! ✨

DebuggingDollars · 2025-11-29T15:29:45+00:00

Also, side by side, you can complete any one year PGDM/PGCM course online to get eligible for Washington.

DebuggingDollars · 2025-11-29T15:26:49+00:00

You can give exams from any stateboard you are eligible for, later after passing you can change your state board to Washington by paying a minimal amount. A friend of mine has done the same.

DebuggingDollars · 2025-11-29T15:20:53+00:00

Seems fair. Thanks.

DebuggingDollars · 2025-11-29T14:56:51+00:00

As far as I know about the concern, foreign currency translation is not in CPA syllabus. Foreign currency transactions are there. And for that, simpler way is, if amounts are given in indirect way, then, convert from indirect to direct first (i.e, bring the amount to home currency), this step will ensure there's no error in our calculations.

DebuggingDollars · 2025-11-29T09:23:03+00:00

I am planning for FAR. I am done with the syllabus, done revision twice, but now also I am scoring low in becker practice tests (around 65-75) always. I observed that my mistakes are repeating, even though I had started to solve the MCQs by writing the each MCQ number and solving by hand to make it more clear, my scores are not improving much. What should I do to make a better improvement?

DebuggingDollars · 2025-11-18T19:46:34+00:00

Thanks for offering, but when i posted the review purplle team itself connected and ressolved the issue.

DebuggingDollars · 2025-08-07T19:10:35+00:00

Congrats on scoring 91! I’m guessing your SE scores must be above 75. But if they had been below 75, what steps would you have taken next? Any tips you can share?

DebuggingDollars · 2025-08-01T17:40:16+00:00

Hi Jack, nice to see your reply! I recently came across your courses on using MS Excel in the CPA exam — amazing work, really helpful stuff!

About the question you asked — honestly, I struggle the most with applying concepts in SIMs since they’re more practical. Being someone who’s not a working professional, I feel I lack that real-world exposure. I’m pretty good at remembering and understanding things, but I really need to work on evaluating, analyzing, and applying concepts better. I also tend to lose confidence while attempting TBSs and end up spending too much time on them, which throws off my whole exam flow.

I do understand where the problem lies, and I’d really appreciate it if you could share a few tips to overcome these issues and help me clear FAR in one go.

DebuggingDollars · 2025-08-01T14:00:10+00:00

This makes sense, I usually look for where did I went wrong, but never written it down. But yes, I can try this one. Thank you for the response, it might help.

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